Vice President of Iraq

Vice President of Republic of Iraq
Official emblem
Incumbent Vacant since 2 October 2018
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Parliamentary vote on the names submitted by the President[1]
Term length	Four years
Formation	14 July 1958 10 October 2016 (restored)
Salary	122,400 USD annually[2]

Iraq has had three vice presidents or deputy presidents serving concurrently.

List

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr أحمد حسن البكر (1914–1982)	November 1963	January 1964	61 days	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)	Abdul Salam Arif
		Saddam Hussein صدام حسين (1937–2006)	July 1968	July 1979	11 years	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
		Hardan al-Tikriti حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي (1925–1971)	April 1970	October 1970	183 days	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)		[3]
		Salih Mahdi Ammash صالح مهدي عماش (1924–1985)	April 1970	December 1971	1 year, 244 days	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)		[3]
		Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf طه محيي الدين معروف (1929–2009)	April 1974	April 2003	29 years	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Saddam Hussein	[4][5][6]
		Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri عزة إبراهيم الدوري (1942–2020)	July 1979	April 2003	23 years, 274 days	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)	Saddam Hussein
		Taha Yassin Ramadan طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي‎ (1938–2007)	March 1991	April 2003	12 years, 31 days	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)		[6]

Republic of Iraq since 2004

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Ibrahim al-Jaafari إبراهيم الجعفري (born 1947)	1 June 2004	7 April 2005	310 days	Islamic Dawa Party	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer	[7]
		Rowsch Shaways روز نورى شاويس (1947-2005)	1 June 2004	7 April 2005	310 days	Kurdistan Democratic Party		[7]
		Adil Abdul-Mahdi عادل عبد المهدي (born 1942)	7 April 2005	11 July 2011	6 years, 95 days	Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq	Jalal Talabani	[8][9]
		Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer غازي مشعل عجيل الياور (born 1958)	7 April 2005	22 April 2006	1 year, 15 days	The Iraqis
		Tariq al-Hashimi طارق الهاشمي (born 1942)	22 April 2006	10 September 2012	6 years, 141 days	Iraqi Islamic Party		[8]
		Khodair al-Khozaei خضير الخزاعي (born 1947)	13 May 2011	9 September 2014	3 years, 119 days	Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation	Jalal Talabani Fuad Masum	[8]
		Nouri al-Maliki نوري المالكي (born 1950)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015	336 days	Islamic Dawa Party	Fuad Masum	[10]
		Osama al-Nujaifi أسامة النجيفي (born 1956)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015	336 days	Muttahidoon		[10]
		Ayad Allawi أياد علاوي (born 1944)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015	336 days	Iraqi National Accord		[10]
Post abolished (11 August 2015–10 October 2016)
Post restored (10 October 2016–present)
		Nouri al-Maliki نوري المالكي (born 1950)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018	1 year, 357 days	Islamic Dawa Party	Fuad Masum	[11][12]
		Osama al-Nujaifi أسامة النجيفي (born 1956)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018	1 year, 357 days	Muttahidoon		[13][14]
		Ayad Allawi أياد علاوي (born 1944)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018	1 year, 357 days	Iraqi National Accord		[15][16]

References

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2. "Iraqi Deputies Question Need For Three Vice Presidents". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 25 March 2011.
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7. http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/27559/pg27559.html
8. "Iraqi parliament approves three vice presidents - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
9. "One of Iraq's vice presidents resigns". USATODAY.COM.
10. "URGENT: al-Maliki, Allawi, Najafi to be new Vice-Presidents of Iraq - Iraqi News". 8 September 2014.
11. "'I will declare independent Kurdistan if Al-Maliki returns to power,' warns Barzani". Middle East Monitor. 23 January 2017.
12. "Barzani says to declare Kurdistan's independence if Maliki returns as Iraq PM". Iraqi News. 23 January 2017.
13. "Will Mosul witness a political battle post-IS?". Al-Monitor. 18 February 2017.
14. "Iraq cuts off support for PKK, vice president says". TRT World. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
15. "Iraq VP accuses Iran of violating Iraqi sovereignty in the Arabian Gulf". Middle East Monitor. 16 February 2017.
16. "ISHM: February 3 - 9, 2017". Reliefweb.int. 9 February 2017.